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The University of Michigan Office of Research (UMOR) has central responsibility for nurturing excellence in research, scholarship and creative activity across the entire campus. Limited Submission and other funding competitions are managed by the Office of Vice President for Research (OVPR).

UMOR is home to a variety of diverse interdisciplinary research units that span topics ranging from human development to energy to mobility transformation, and research units like the Business Engagement Center (BEC) and TechTransfer.

ORSP manages pre-award and some post-award research activity for U-M. We review contracts for sponsored projects applying regulatory, statutory and organizational knowledge to balance the university's mission, the sponsor's objectives, and the investigator's intellectual pursuits.

Ethics and compliance in research covers a broad range of activity from general guidelines about conducting research responsibly to specific regulations governing a type of research (e.g., human subjects research, export controls, conflict of interest).

Sponsored Programs manages the post-award financial activities of U-M's research enterprise and other sponsored activities to ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws as well as sponsor regulations. The Office of Contract Administration (OCA) is also part of the Office of Finance - Sponsored Programs.

SOP 101.0 Not-for-Cause/Routine Review
Outlines the process and procedures that the Office of Research Compliance Review (ORCR) follows to conduct a routine, or "not-for-cause" review of a U-M human subjects research project.

SOP 102.0 For Cause Directed Review
Outlines the process and procedures that the Office of Research Compliance Review (ORCR) follows to conduct a for-cause, directed review of a U-M human subjects research project.

Office of Research Compliance Review (formerly called the Office of Human Research Compliance Review)

SOP 101.0 Not-for-Cause/Routine Review
Outlines the process and procedures that the Office of Research Compliance Review (ORCR) follows to conduct a routine, or "not-for-cause" review of a U-M human subjects research project.

SOP 102.0 For Cause Directed Review
Outlines the process and procedures that the Office of Research Compliance Review (ORCR) follows to conduct a for-cause, directed review of a U-M human subjects research project.

Per U-M, State of Michigan, and federal research policies, investigators must disclose, at least annually, any outside interests related to their U-M job responsibilities and expertise. An "outside interest" is a personal, professional, commercial, or financial interest or activity with an entity external to the University of Michigan.

M-Inform Disclosure Criteria
Lists the disclosure criteria with examples (as seen in M-Inform) for an outside interest, activity, or relationship.

The former name of the Office of the Vice President for Research. The current name is the U-M Office of Research (UMOR). UMOR has primary responsibility for research policy, oversight of responsible conduct of research education and compliance, and oversight of administration and support of research activity by the faculty. See: http://research.umich.edu/umor/.

The project/grant number (P/G N or PGN) is one piece of a set of chartfields that allows U-M to identify your account. This number is used for all financial transactions. Organizations that desire to use U-M facilities or who expect to receive funds must use this.

Project Award Change. A change in the condition of awards issues by ORSP.

Project Award Changes (PACs) are distributed via the eResearch Proposal Management System (eRPM) to identify any changes in terms and conditions, additional funding, time extensions, and other modifications after an award notice goes out.

The PAC form indicates the reason for the modification, with reference to the sponsor notification regarding the change, and notes any additional reporting requirements, changes to project duration (e.g., as a result of a "no cost time extension"), and funding changes.